Fla. county approves adding Ten Commandments to gov’t building displays: 'Foundations of American law'

[Michie]

A Florida county has approved a recommendation to add copies of the Ten Commandments to a display of historical documents in government buildings.

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 last week to approve Item 10.B following hours of debate and public comment both for and against the proposal.

“Recommendation to display the Ten Commandments as part of a larger exhibit depicting the foundations of American law and government in appropriate publicly accessible locations on County property to be selected by the County Manager,” read the proposal.

Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall of District 2, who sponsored the recommendation, told The Christian Post that he was inspired to do so after speaking with an 87-year-old local school board member.

“I thought it was a great idea just to encourage people to bring about the acknowledgment of moral values, virtue, humility, and getting back to what made this country great in the beginning,” said Hall.

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Fla. county approves adding Ten Commandments to gov’t building displays: 'Foundations of American law'

A Florida county has approved a recommendation to add copies of the Ten Commandments to a display of historical documents in government buildings

www.christianpost.com

 

[The Liturgist]

A Florida county has approved a recommendation to add copies of the Ten Commandments to a display of historical documents in government buildings.

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 last week to approve Item 10.B following hours of debate and public comment both for and against the proposal.

“Recommendation to display the Ten Commandments as part of a larger exhibit depicting the foundations of American law and government in appropriate publicly accessible locations on County property to be selected by the County Manager,” read the proposal.

Collier County Commissioner Chris Hall of District 2, who sponsored the recommendation, told The Christian Post that he was inspired to do so after speaking with an 87-year-old local school board member.

“I thought it was a great idea just to encourage people to bring about the acknowledgment of moral values, virtue, humility, and getting back to what made this country great in the beginning,” said Hall.

Continued below.

Fla. county approves adding Ten Commandments to gov’t building displays: 'Foundations of American law'

A Florida county has approved a recommendation to add copies of the Ten Commandments to a display of historical documents in government buildings

www.christianpost.com

I used to support this but I think I’d rather support specific Christian iconography.

 

[RileyG]

I used to support this but I think I’d rather support specific Christian iconography.

Do you mean specifically Eastern or Western art as well?

 

[The Liturgist]

Do you mean specifically Eastern or Western art as well?

I at least want a cross, preferably a Crucifix, better yet with a triptych displaying the icons known as the Mercy Seat, Extreme Humility and The Hospitality of Abraham with an icon of Christ Pantocrator on a bema in front of it. Because the Ten Commandments are Christological prophecy, according to Luke ch. 24, so as I see it rather than having a typological reference to Christ our True God in our courthouses we should have a chapel to Him where those in court can pray to seek His mercy and forgiveness, for in the Eschaton Christ our True God will be merciful even as humans fail to be.

We are extremely lucky that He who is our Advocate is also our Judge and happens to be the incarnate Logos, the Son of God, who is Love according to essence.

 

[RileyG]

I at least want a cross, preferably a Crucifix, better yet with a triptych displaying the icons known as the Mercy Seat, Extreme Humility and The Hospitality of Abraham with an icon of Christ Pantocrator on a bema in front of it. Because the Ten Commandments are Christological prophecy, according to Luke ch. 24, so as I see it rather than having a typological reference to Christ our True God in our courthouses we should have a chapel to Him where those in court can pray to seek His mercy and forgiveness, for in the Eschaton Christ our True God will be merciful even as humans fail to be.

We are extremely lucky that He who is our Advocate is also our Judge and happens to be the incarnate Logos, the Son of God, who is Love according to essence.

Ah, that sounds good to me!